President Murmu spends 'Day at Sea' on INS Vikrant off Goa
On 7 November 2024 off Goa, President Droupadi Murmu attended the Indian Navy's 'Day at Sea' on board the indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, her maiden visit to Navy ships at sea.
Summary
On 7 November 2024, President Droupadi Murmu arrived at INS Hansa, the Naval Air Station at Goa, where she was received by Chief of the Naval Staff Adm Dinesh K Tripathi, and then embarked the indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at sea off Goa, operating with 15 frontline warships and submarines. It was her maiden visit to Indian Navy ships at sea. She witnessed MiG-29K take-offs and landings, missile firing drills and submarine operations. Addressing the fleet, she noted India's coastline of over 7,500 km and that the Navy has appointed its first woman Commanding Officer on board a warship.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 7 Nov 2024, off Goa
- Ship
- INS Vikrant (indigenous aircraft carrier)
- Arrival
- INS Hansa, received by CNS Adm Dinesh K Tripathi
- Fleet
- 15 frontline warships and submarines
- Significance
- President's maiden visit to Navy ships at sea
- Address
- Coastline over 7,500 km; first woman CO of a warship
Practice MCQs 4 questions
On which ship did President Droupadi Murmu spend the 'Day at Sea' off Goa on 7 November 2024?
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Correct answer: A — INS Vikrant
PIB: the President attended the 'Day at Sea' on board the indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.
In her address to the fleet on 7 November 2024, the President described India's coastline as:
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Correct answer: C — Over 7,500 km long
PIB (President's Secretariat): 'With a coastline over 7500 kilometer long, India's maritime geography presents several opportunities…'
On 7 November 2024, President Murmu arrived at which naval air station in Goa before embarking INS Vikrant?
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Correct answer: D — INS Hansa
PIB (MoD): the President arrived at INS Hansa (Naval Air Station at Goa) and was received by CNS Adm Dinesh K Tripathi.
Consider the following about the President's 'Day at Sea' (7 November 2024): 1. It was her maiden visit to Indian Navy ships at sea. 2. INS Vikrant was operating in the company of 15 frontline warships and submarines. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (MoD): INS Vikrant operated with 15 frontline warships and submarines, and this was the President's maiden visit to Indian Navy ships at sea. Both are correct.